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For the Grammys, they naturally hope that Renly can perform on stage.
On the one hand, it is because the album "Don Quixote" has become a phenomenon. Whether it is the Grammy award with six nominations or the feat of topping the Billboard album sales chart, this proves that independent music People's strong rise.
The grassroots culture and fast food culture in the Internet era are calling for more diversified musical works. On the Internet where you are looking for a needle in a haystack, the living space for independent musicians can be said to be broader but also narrower. "Don Quixote" In the process of its rise, online platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, and Yahoo Community all played an important role. This is different from the idol singer like Justin Bieber, but a powerful work that returns to music. So is this a shooting star crossing the sky? ? Can it still become a new trend?？
Either way, Renly's performance on the Grammy stage is of great significance..
On the other hand, it is because of Renly's identity as an actor. The Grammys, like the Oscars, insist on their own identity and are unwilling to lower their profile for hype like the Golden Globe Awards. They hold high the banner of entertainment to death and lose their own persistence and pride; but for the sake of To adapt to market changes, they still have to make some compromises, such as inviting idol singers to attend, inviting topical figures to serve as award guests, and so on..
As an actor, Renly has been in the limelight in the past two years, coupled with the recent box office success of "Crazy Love" and "Cancer", as well as the overwhelming praise of double nominations for the Golden Globe Award. Such a topical figure appears on the Grammy stage; more importantly, not as an award guest, but as a nominee for six categories. His performance on stage is undoubtedly the center of attention..
As you can imagine, it is definitely a major stimulus in terms of Twitter’s real-time topic list and audience ratings.！
The Grammys, which are facing many difficulties, urgently need the focus of topics like Renly. Even though they have hot topic figures such as Adele, Bruno Mars, Kanye West, etc. this year, they can increase the ratings and attention. It is the perfect choice to maintain the authority and style of the Grammys while maintaining a high degree of professionalism..
Therefore, regardless of whether Renly can win the award, the Grammys naturally hope that Renly can not only attend the award ceremony, but also perform on stage.
“how? If I refuse to perform, will the Grammys refuse to allow me to attend? "Although this was just Renly's joke, but thinking about it carefully, Andy couldn't refute it. He chuckled and nodded, "I will complete the communication with the Grammys. If they really can't accept it, then not our loss.”
Roy, who was sitting next to him, narrowed his eyes slightly, "How about I negotiate with them? Why do I think there is something in Andy's words?" Andy is a film agent, and all his work focuses on He focuses on movies, and the Grammy is of limited importance to him..
Faced with doubts, Andy spread his hands and made an invitation gesture, "You are welcome to help share my work. To be honest, I have been a little busy recently..”
The Berlin Film Festival is not only one of the three major film festivals in Europe, but also an outpost to enter the European market - not on a commercial level, but on an artistic level..
European film practitioners, actors, directors, producers, photographers, etc., are the most important part of Hollywood. Their pursuit and persistence of art are rooted in their blood. If you can win these people The real benefits are not only the three major European film festivals, but also the academy public relations during the annual awards season in the United States..
In college public relations, there is a voting option called "British vote/European vote", which corresponds to "race vote", "merit vote", etc..
During this business trip, the Berlin Film Festival is one of Andy's most important tasks. He doesn't know the quality of the finished product of "Transcendence" for the time being, but with Tony Kaye's reputation in Europe, he hopes to open things up for Renly. It is no less important than college public relations in the United States. Andy’s job is extremely onerous..
Roy looked at Andy seriously, and after confirming his eyes that there was no mother-in-law, he simply nodded in affirmation, "Okay, leave it to me. I'll communicate with Teddy Bell first..”
Andy retracted his chin slightly, gestured to Roy, and expressed his gratitude, "If you need anything, call me." After adding, Andy turned back to look at Renly, "The awards season thing is about Leave it to us. I made a special trip here today, and my main task is still about auditions." Without being too pretentious, Andy gave the answer directly, "Auditions for dramas, and auditions for movies..”
Although Renly had already guessed what he said when they met just now, after receiving the confirmation, his smile couldn't help but bloom, "What work?"？”
“‘Les Misérables'." Time was running out. Andy answered all questions and simply revealed the answer..
Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables" published in 1862 has gone down in history as a literary work, and has also been widely loved as a dramatic work. It has appeared on theater stages in various countries many times. In 1985, Gold medal musical producer Cameron-Matosh adapted a French play into English and debuted in London's West End, starting a career in the field of theater..
Nowadays, "Les Misérables", "Miss Saigon", "Phantom of the Opera" and "Cats" are known as the four major musicals. Whether in London's West End or Broadway, these four works are enduring. Among them, "Les Misérables" With its profound literary heritage and refracted historical weight, it is considered by countless people to be a classic among classics..
“The story of "Les Misérables" is very grand. In Paris in the 19th century, the poor Jean Valjean went to steal bread for the starving children. As a result, he was sentenced to 19 years of hard labor by the judge who had no worries about food and clothing..
After being released from prison, the desperate Jean Valjean was taken in by a kind-hearted bishop for the night. However, he stole the bishop's silverware and fled, and was later captured by the police. The bishop claimed that the silverware was given to him to save him from prison. The prison sentence also influenced Jean Valjean. So he changed his name to Madeleine, changed his mind and started a new life, and later became a successful businessman and the mayor..
In an unexpected incident, Ran-Valjean had a dispute with Sheriff Javert, and the two had differences on how to deal with the prostitute Fantine..
Javert is the son of the owner of the hard labor farm. He once met Jean Valjean in the labor farm. This confrontation made Javert begin to doubt Jean Valjean, and at the same time, Jean Valjean learned about Fantine's tragedy. encounter and promised to take care of her illegitimate daughter Cosette.
Eight years later, as an adult, Cosette fell in love with the republican youth Marius and was involved in the vigorous Parisian people's uprising; at the same time, Javert tracked Jean Valjean again and tried to capture him. However, the wheel of the times has begun to move forward and cannot be reversed.
“The story of "Les Misérables" not only reflects the pathos and bumps of fate, but also reflects the fate of small people and the feats that push the wheel of history under the changes of the times. In addition to the actor Jean Valjean, Fantine and Cosette Characters such as , Marius, and Javert are also crucial. Each character maintains the brand and destiny of the era. When brought together, a magnificent microcosm of the era is created..
However, it is precisely because of the classics that it also makes adaptation more and more difficult. Whether to follow the story of the original work or break the original framework is a serious challenge for every adapter..
2012In 2017, Hollywood launched its latest adaptation of "Les Misérables", directed by Tom Hooper, who won the Oscar for Best Director for "The King's Speech", and brought together Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway. , Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne and other actors have attracted much attention since the beginning of preparations.
However, as expected, adapting a classic is always the most serious challenge.
After the movie was released, it was a huge disappointment. Tom made almost no changes to the original story, and no changes to the important musical fragments. It can be seen that he brought the camera inside the theater to truly record the entire theatrical performance..
Not only did it not show the advantages of the movie, but also because of the length of the movie, a large number of clips had to be deleted, resulting in the story being reduced to a running account. The core that Victor Hugo injected into the play was all gone, leaving only one empty skin.
“"Les Misérables" was criticized by film critics, and the overall media review was only 63 points. Although during the awards season, relying on the reputation and reputation of the original work, as well as the strong academy public relations, it received eight nominations, but among them Five of them are technical nominations, but the two actors are really impressive.——
Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway. The former is originally from the Australian theater circle and has won the recognition of the Tony Award, the highest award for American drama; the latter's mother is from Broadway and has received formal theater education since childhood. The actor's outstanding performance saved some face for the movie version of "Les Misérables", and Anne also successfully received the Oscar's recognition for the best supporting actress statuette..
In fact, not just the movie version, but the theatrical version too.
2006In 2016, after a three-year hiatus, Broadway re-staged "Les Misérables" due to a lack of scripts. However, the content of the adaptation was limited, and the actors' performances failed to break through. After the performance, it received a lot of tourists They were so enthusiastically received that they ran a limited run on Broadway for more than a year, but they completely missed the Tony Award recognition..
As for London's West End, "Les Misérables" is still being rehearsed. The script and arias are still the 1985 version, but the actors are constantly changing. This play is still the highest-attended production in London's West End. , the popularity remains high. But it is precisely because of this that the creators always make the most of it when considering adapting "Les Misérables".
Just like no one dares to challenge "Hamlet", classic works such as "Les Misérables" are as daunting as Everest..
Unexpectedly, the project Andy brought was actually "Les Misérables"”.
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